Group    From 1598  To 1/1/1874

East India Company

Formed as a trading company but went on to effectively rule India, on behalf of the British. Was involved in the slave trade.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
East India Company

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Ashleigh and India Houses

Ashleigh & India Houses, 1848. Houses for professors of the East India Co...

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George Sparkes memorial

{Inscribed in the granite of the north, pavement, side of the plinth:} In aff...

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Tea trade - St Katharine Docks

The Tea Trade at St Katharine Docks This plaque commemorates 335 years of th...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
East India Company

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Cornhill pump

We understand "the neighbouring fire officers" to mean the four fire assuranc...

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Prince Lee Boo's tomb

A plaque inside St Mary's church also commemorates the prince. October 2014:...

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F. A. Albin & Sons

F. A. Albin & Sons

Family-run firm of funeral directors. The family started as wardens of a local cemetery and opened their first funeral parlour in Snowsfield, Bermondsey. New shop premises were opened at 62 Jamaica...

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Charles Dello Strologo

Charles Dello Strologo

Strologo gave about 80 bus shelters to Surrey. Researching Strologo we found that someone was ahead of us: John Slatford, who has very kindly allowed us to re-present his findings here: "Charles D...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Egypt, Italy

1 memorial
Murphy & Browne

Murphy & Browne

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
National Westminster Bank

National Westminster Bank

Usually referred to as the NatWest Bank. It was formed from the merger of the National Provincial and Westminster Banks. Since 2000 it has been part of the Royal Bank of Scotland group.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Niece of her predecessor, King William IV. Her first name was Alexandrin...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

77 memorials
Coronet Cinema - Camberwell

Coronet Cinema - Camberwell

Opened in 1913, as Camberwell Central Cinema, it suffered bomb damage but was reopened in 1945. It closed in 1948 and was being used for storage when a bad fire in 1957 prompted the decision to dem...

Building, Cinema

1 memorial
English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...

Group, Architecture, History, Property

421 memorials
Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...

Group, Politics & Administration

184 memorials
German Evangelical Church Sydenham

German Evangelical Church Sydenham

Founded by ​​wealthy German businessmen and artisans who left the City of London for the relative peace of Forest Hill.  Temporary accommodation was used from 1875 until this pictured church was bu...

Building, Religion, Germany

1 memorial